diff --git a/plugins/docker-compose/docker-compose.plugin.zsh b/plugins/docker-compose/docker-compose.plugin.zsh
index d1823f535..d8b9ac39f 100644
--- a/plugins/docker-compose/docker-compose.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/docker-compose/docker-compose.plugin.zsh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # support Compose v2 as docker CLI plugin
-(( ${+commands[docker-compose]} )) && dccmd='docker-compose' || dccmd='docker compose'
+[[ -x "$(command -v docker-compose)" ]] && dccmd='docker-compose' || dccmd='docker compose'
 
 alias dco="$dccmd"
 alias dcb="$dccmd build"